Machine for pressing the seams of garments.



No. s79,479- PATENTED FEB. 18, 1908.

H. LINDESTROM. MACHINE FOR PRBSSING THE SEAMS OP GARMENTS.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 2, 1906.

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N0. 879 479. 1 HI LINDESTROM; PATENTED FEB 18 1908 MACHINE FOR PRESSING THE SEAMS 0F GARMENTS.

APPLICATION rnznn JULY 2, 1906.

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No. 879 479. PATENTED BB. 1 1 0 H. LINDESTROM. P 8 9 8 MACHINE FOR PRESSING THE SEAMS 0F GARMENTS.

APPLICATION FILED JULYZ, 1906.

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HJALMAR LINDESTROM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO RICHARD TENNERSTEDT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 18, 1.908.

Application filed July 2 I906. Serial No. 324.405.

To all whom it may co'mrern:

Be it known that I, HJALMAR LINDJESTROM,

V a citizen of the United States, of Chicago, in

the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Pressing the Seams of Garments; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descrip- I pressing machines for pressing the seams of garments asa step of the manufacture of garments, and the invention consists in the matters hereinafter set forth and more particularly pointed outin the appended claims. Among the objects of my invention is to provide an improved pressing machine for this purpose which may be produced at a low cost, which is constructed to effect a uniform pressure on the seams of the garment, and which is so arranged that one person may practically operate a number of pressing irons and thereby increase the volume-of work which a single operator may accomplish, as compared with machine's commonly in use for this purpose.

As shown in the drawings :Figure 1 is a plan view of a machine embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a vertical section, taken on line,22of Fig. 1. Figs. 3

and 4 are enlarged vertical sections, showing the operative parts thereof in different positions. Fig. 5 is a vertical section, taken on line 55 of-Fi 2. Fig. 6 is a front elevation of one of t e pressing irons, showing the manner 7 of mounting it on its supporting beam. Fig. 7 is a perspective View of one of the lugs, constituting part of the devices for supporting the pressing iron on its supporting beam. Fig. 8 is a detail section, taken on line 8-8 of Fig. 2. Figs. 9 and 10 illustrate two modifications of means for depressing the iron supporting beam. Fig. 11' is a cross-section taken upon line 1 11 1 of Fig. 1 O.

The frame of the machine comprises, as herein shown, a horizontal platform A, supported on standards 'A, vertical members A A fastened to said platform by bolts a, and .connected at their upper margins by transverse bars A A The space between said vertical members A of the frame may be filled by a filling piece or board A. B designates a horizontal pressing board supported on a baseiece B that rests on said plat form A. he base-piece B extends laterally from the ironing'board to serve as a support for a garment while the seams thereof are being pressed. i

C C designate the pressing irons, two being herein shown, which are supported on the outer ends of vertically swinging arms .or beams C C that are pivoted at their rear ends to standards A A which rise from, and may be made integral with, the rear transverse bar A of the frame. Inasmuch as both pressing irons and their supporting beams are of the same construction, the following description of one will answer for both. Each standard A, as herein shown, is formed with an upwardly opening notch, shown best in Fig; 8, which receives the rear end of the beam, and the beam is pivoted thereto by means of a bolt 0 extending through the two-part standard and through a longitudinal slot 0 formed in said beam. The said slotted connection of the beam with the standard is provided to enable the beam and. the iron carried thereby to be moved rearwardly so as-to clear 'the iron of the pressing board in order to place. a garment on and remove the same from the board. "The said beam is rovided at its forward end with a handle C h which the beam may be thrust rearwarrfiy and drawn forwardly at the appropriate time in the operation of the machine. The said iron is pressedupon the work through pressure exerted on the beam b a presser lever that is self locking, as will e more fully hereinafter described, whereby uniform pressure may be exerted on the beam for any length of time desired.

The iron C is suspended from the beam or arm C by a' loose connection which enables the lower face of the iron to be maintained arallel with the upper face of the pressing board notwithstanding the pressure exerted thereon. Such connection of the iron with the beam is more clearlyillustrated i n Figs. 1, 2,3, 4 and 6 and is made as follows:

C C designate laterally separated lugs (most clearly shown in Fig. 6) consisting, in thepresent instance, of angle irons which are fastened to the upper face ofrthe iron bymeans of screws or bolts 0 and rise therefrom. C designates a pivot pin which extends through the beam and through elonsecured in place by a nut or other suitable means. Interposed between said beam and lugs are springs c 0, herein shown as having the form of spiral springs, which surround the plvotisin C The iron is provided on its upper face with a rounded projection 0 -against which the lower face of the beam bears and said lower face of the beam is rounded, as shown at c, to provide, in connection with the springs c and pin C the necessary loose connection between the iron and the beam which insures that the lower face of the iron shall always "be maintained parallel with the upper face of the pressing oard whatever pressure be exerted on'said iron.

The presser lever D is so formed and mounted as to exert a cam action on the beam and irori carried thereby to depress the latter. Said lever is pivotally mounted on a forked standard A which rises from, and may be made integral with, the forward transverse bar A The said forked standard receives between the arms thereof the beam C The lever is pivotally mounted in-said forked standard by means of a pivot pin d which extends through the lever and is mounted in parts carried by the standard. As herein shown, said pivot pin (1 is mounted in blocks (1 that fit and have sliding engagement in vertical slots in the arms of said forked standard. Said bearing blocks (1 are yieldingly held in theupper ends of said slots by means'of springs (1 herein shown as having the form 'of expansively acting spiral springs interposed between the blocks and bottoms of the slots. Said pivot bearing blocks (1 may be adjusted vertically in the slots in the standard by means of adjusting screws (1 extending downwardly through the upper ends of the standards and bearing against said blocks.

The lower end of the lever is so disposed, relatively to its pivot, that when the lever is swung to its forwardmost position to depress the beam and the iron carried thereby, the beam and iron are locked in their depressed positions. As shown in Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, the bearing end of the lever D consists of a geared roller D which is rotatively mounted in the forked end of the lever and bears against an upwardly facing rack c on the upper-face of the beam. The resistance to the backward movement of the beam to move the pressing iron awayfrom the board is so proportioned relatively to the resistance against which the geared roller D turns in its bearing that the said presser lever does not tend to slide the beam rearwardly when the lever is swung forwardly to depress the beam; but on the other hand, the roller will turn in its bearing during the depression of said beam.

An advantage of providing a geared or plemental surface of the beam is that there is thereby avoided tendency of the roller to become flattened in the use of the pressing device. A smooth faced roller D shown in Fig. 9, may be employed which acts upon the smooth upper face of the beam G I may also employ a cam lever E, shown in Fig. 10, having a rigid bearing arm E through which pressure is exerted to depress the iron carryingv beam when the lever is swung forwardly. In this construction, it may be desirable, in order to avoid tendency of the presser lever shifting the beam backwardly, to provide a sliding bar F between the end of the presser lever and the said beam, and to provide the contacting faces of said lever and bar with teeth or. corrugations e f, respectively, as shown in said Fig. 10. In this instance, the

bar F will slide on the beam when the lever Elis swung forwardly, thereby preventing the beam itself from being forced rearwardly.

.a extending between and attached to the rear faces of the forks ofthe standard A to which the presser lever is pivoted.

The iron carrying beam is pressed yieldingly upwardly to hold the iron away from the ironing board by means permitting the beam to swing readily downwardly when the iron is to be pressed upon thework: This result is secured in the present instance by means of a spring G, herein shown ashaving the form of a spiral, expansively acting spring that is interposed between the top member A of the frame and a swinging lever G that is pivoted at its rear end to the rear standard A and bears at its forward end against the under face of the beam.

The pressing iron C is shown' as a gas heated iron, it being provided with a suitable form of burner H supplied with gas from a source, not shown, through a pipe h.

briefly described as follows: When themasition shown in Fig. 2. When the garment is to be (pressed the iron carrying beam 1s depresse to disengage the toothed or roughened' roller D from the rack c and the handle 1 C of the beam is grasped to thrust the beam backwardly from the position shown in Fig. 2 to the position indicated in dotted lines 1n Fig. 4. The garment is then placed on the pressing board and the beam again depressed and pulled forwardly to bring the iron over the pressing board. The iron is thereafter pressed upon the seam of the garment by swinging the presser lever forwardly and the construction of the lever operates to lock the chine is out of use, the parts assume the poiron pressed on the seam, in the manner shown in Fig. 3. sufficiently pressed, the presser lever is swung backwardly to permit the beam and iron to rise under the action of the spring G. Thereafter the garment is shifted to bring another part of the seam under the iron, preparatory to which the beam and iron may be shifted backwardly or not, as is found necessary.

In the use of a machine having a plurality of pressing irons, as shown in Fig. 1, one person may operate two on more pressing irons, adjusting a garment under one iron while the other iron is pressed upon the seam of another or the same garment. Such increased work of a single operator is made possible by reason of the fact that the presence of the operator is not required to maintain the iron pressed on the seam, so that the operator is free to adjust one garment While the seam of another garment is being pressed. Furthermore, in the use of a machine having two irons, one of the irons, which may be designated as the preliminary-pressing iron, may be operated at a lower temperature than the other iron to preliminarily set the seam being pressed and thereafter the arment may be transferred to the action of the other iron which is heated to a higher temperature to finalllg set the seam. In this manner, a more e 'cient pressing of the seam may be effected, and in a shorter time, than by a single iron'at the temperature required' In the operation of seam pressing machines of this character, it is desirable that the seam be pressed at as high a temperature as pos sible in order that the operation of the pressing may be facilitated or hastened, while at the same time the use of an iron at too great a temperature endangers the work. By the use of two irons, as herein shown, operating under difierent temperatures in the manner described, I am enabled toproperly press the I seam, while avoiding danger of overheating the garment.

An advantage of the construction described is that the pressure exerted by the presser lever upon the iron to-force the same against the seam of the garment is transmitted to the beam closely adjacent to the iron so that it is possible to effedtthere- V quired pressure with an economical exertion of the power. A further advantage of the construction is that the lever is located in position to be readily operated by a person standing in position to place the garments on the pressing board, and is of such construction that the continuous pressure of the iron ,upon the seam does not require the" presence otthe operator to hold the iron to .its work.

I claim as my invention 1. A machine'for pressing the seams of garments com rising a pressing board, a pressing iron t ereover, a vertically swing.-

After the seam has been ing beam carryingsaid iron, a standard extending above said arm and a swinging presser lever pivoted to said standard closely adjacent to the end of said beam carrying the iron and provided with a bearing device directly engaging an upwardly facing surface of said beam, the said bearing device and presser lever being so arranged that when the lever is swung on its pivot to depress the iron carryingbeam, said bearing device is moved past the vertical plane of the lever pivot to lock said beam in its depressed position. I

2. A machine for pressing the seams, of garments, comprising a pressing board, a pressing iron thereover, averticallyswinging beam carrying said iron, and a swinging presser lever acting on an upwardly facing part of the beam to press the iron towards the'pressing board, the engaging surfaces of said lever and beam being toothed or corrugated, and one of said surfaces being formed on a part which is movable with respect to the part which carries the same.

3. A machine for pressing the seams of garments comprising 'a pressing board, a pressing iron thereover, a vertically swinging beam carrying said iron, a standard. extending above said arm, a swinging presser lever pivoted to said standard closely adjacent to said beam, and a roller mounted on the lower short arm of saidlever and directly engagingan. upwardly facing hearing surface at the end of said beam, carrying said iron the parts being so arranged that when the lever is swung on its pivot to depress the iron carrying beam the lower end thereof and the roller is moved past the vertical plane of the lever pivot to lock the beam in its depressed-position.

4. A machine for pressing the seams of garments, comprising a-pressing board, a pressing iron thereover, a vertically swinging beam carrying said iron, and a swinging presserlever actingon an -upwardly facing part of the beam to press the iron towards the board, a roller carried by said lever which bears upon said upwardly facing'part of the beam, said roller being toothed or corrugated and the upwardly facing part of the beam being rovided with a complernental surface a apted to be engaged by said toothed rollen, 1,-

A machine for pressing the'seams of garments, comprising a pressing board, a pressing iron thereover, a vertically swinging beam carrying said iron, connections between said iron and beam comprising lugs on the iron, one at each side of the beam, a pin carried by the beam, said lugs being provided with slots through. which said pin extends,

and springs interposed between said beam and lugs.

6. A machine for pressing seams of garments comprising a frame, a pressing board mounted thereon, a pressing iron located over said board, a vertically swinging beam carrying the iron, a horizontal pin on which said beam is pivoted and a swinging presser lever acting on an upwardly facing part of the beam to press the iron towards the pressing board, said beam being provided with a longitudinal slot through which said pivot pin extends, whereby the beam and the iron carried thereby may be shifted rearwardly.

7. A machine for pressing seams of garments, comprising a pressing board, a pressmg iron thereover, a vertically swinging beam which carries said iron, a swinging located over the board, a vertically swinging,v

beam carrying said iron and which is pivoted to the frame by a slotted connection permitting the beam and iron to be shifted rearwardly, a swinging presser lever acting on an upwardly facing part of the beam to press the iron towards the pressing board, and a spring acting on the underside of said beam to hold the beam engaged with said presser lever, said spring yielding downwardly to permit the beam to be depressed out of engagement with the presser lever preparatory to shifting the beam and iron rearwardly.

9. A machine for pressing the seams of garments, comprising a frame, a pressing board mounted thereon, a pressing iron located over the board, a vertically swinging beam a standardon the frame with which said beam has slotted, pivotal connection, permitting the beam and iron carried thereby to be shifted rearwardly, a presser lever acting on an upwardly facing part of the beam to press the iron towards the pressing board, a forked standard between the arms of'which said presser lever is pivoted, the. latter pivotal connection comprising a pin extending through said beam, and blocks having sliding engagement with slots in said arms of the forked standard in which the ends of said pin are mounted.

10. A machine for pressing the seams of garments, comprising a frame, a pressing board mounted thereon, a pressing iron located over the board, a vertically'swinging beam, a standard on the framewith which said beam has slotted,

ivotal connection,

permitting the beam an iron carried there.

on theunder side of said blocks to hold the latter in the upper parts of said slots, and adjusting screws extending through said standards and engaging the upper sides of said blocks.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses, this'21st day of June A. D. 1906.

' HJALMAR LINDESTROM.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM L. HALL, GEORGE R. WILKINS. 

